The goal factory

When Real Madrid is in a tight spot, Mesut Özil and Karim Benzema come to the rescue. The German and French players are the best alternative to Cristiano Ronaldo's boot.

M1Ö and KB9 are, after the Portuguese striker, the 'Blancos' players who have been involved in the greatest number of goals during the Mou era. Mesut, between the 22 goals he has scored and his 65 assists, has been directly responsible for 87 Madrid goals. Karim, for his part, has played a role in 103 goals, putting away 67 and delivering 37 passes that led to goals since Mourinho has been on the bench.

In Özil, Real Madrid has discovered one of the great passers in its history. Over two and a half seasons, the German's average is up there with players of the likes of Guti and Zidane. The Spanish player averaged 0.4 assists per game in his best season. During Özil's Madrid career, he has a 0.5 average, a figure also higher than that of his idol, Zinedine Zidane. The French player, however, has more goals to his name.

Also, Özil has improved with regard to his goalscoring record. Mourinho has requested a minimum of 10 goals a season from him and he is well on course to exceed that. He currently has a tally of five from across all the competitions, all scored in the last month.